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Director of Construction and Development

Company is confidential
Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Work Place
Office
Real Estate Field
Location
New York
 NY
Postal Code
11222
Country
United States

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Description


Job Description

Requiring a high degree of organization, energy, enthusiasm, technical competence, and professionalism, this role will support the full development process from due diligence and entitlement through construction. This role will be located in the New York metro area will report to ownership. Heavy emphasis on industrial projects.

 

Major Areas of Responsibility

  • Coordinate and monitor the due diligence, entitlement, and construction process for industrial development projects
  • Assist in the management, negotiation, and award of contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders
  • Collaborate with the Investments Team on due diligence and budgeting for land acquisitions and new development opportunities
  • Assist in responding to Build to Suit and Leasing RFPs by establishing site plans, floor plans, proposed specifications, construction budgets, and schedules

 

Pre-Development and Acquisition Pursuit Support

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    • Assist in the design of site plans that deliver functional best-in-class product consistent with market demands
    • Create and maintain a complete and updated due diligence “checklist” including project schedule, budget, entitlements, and other due diligence deliverables for each project
    • Prepare preliminary development budgets for potential land acquisitions
    • Identify and elevate any potential entitlement, design, and construction issues

 

Development

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      • Review all plans for accuracy and potential value engineering
      • Assist in the development, tender, and management of bid packages for a variety of sizes of projects ranging from $500k tenant improvement projects to over $100mm ground-up speculative industrial developments from creation to completion
      • Assist in the negotiation and drafting of contracts for consultants, engineers, architects, and general contractors
      • Manage and track all correspondence, requests, and changes with all consultants, engineers, architects, and general contractors
      • Monitor construction team including contractors, design professionals, consultants, and vendors to ensure budget, schedule, and quality are on target
      • Review for accuracy, approve, and submit invoices to accounting for timely payment
      • Maintain organized and up to date project files in cloud-based document storage system
      • Provide TI budgets, specifications, and schedules for all lease proposals and make-ready projects
      • Complete all required TI construction consistent with the agreed to specifications and timeline  
      • Compile all O&M Manuals, Record Drawings, and Warranties for each construction project for turnover to Property Management
      • Other duties as assigned

 

General Qualifications Required

Education:  Bachelor of Science, preferably in construction management, engineering, or architecture

 

Experience:                 

  • 5+ years of commercial real estate development and/or ground-up construction experience
  • Substantial experience managing industrial development projects
  • Proficiency in Word, MS Project, ACAD Viewer, Google Earth, Adobe Acrobat, and Excel

 

Skills/Behaviors:         

  • A thorough understanding of the entitlement and development process
  • Advanced oral and written communication skills including in a public forum
  • Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple projects in varying stages
  • Proactively solves problems and performs well under pressure
  • A high regard of confidentiality for company information

Travel as needed to realize the contemplated developments

 

Job Sector


Not specified

 

Experience


10+ to 15 years


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